Head of Quality (Infrastructure) - Submarines

About the role

Job Description Head of Quality (Infrastructure) - Submarines Full Time - Hybrid Derby - Raynesway Why join Rolls-Royce? At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture. You will provide leadership and direction on Quality to the aligned business in line with the defined business strategy, enabling the business to achieve its goals, enhance its reputation and deliver customer satisfaction. Key Accountabilities Provide leadership on the development & deployment of the Quality strategy to enable aligned business area to achieve its goals, enhance its reputation and deliver customer satisfaction Develop the people capability (skills & knowledge) and culture of reporting team as well as employees in the aligned business to ensure process compliance and meet regulatory, customer and business requirements Lead on the systems of governance including metrics and Key Performance Indicators within the aligned business to maximise efficiency and effectiveness in meeting requirements, business goals and enhancing its reputation. Where Quality performance diverges from target, drive and coach the business on how to recover Ensure relevant law / regulation, customer requirements and business strategy are understood; to agree the compliance strategy and ensure the effective implementation and deployment of this into the Operating System and/or Suppliers. Where applicable, to fulfil a specific role as defined by applicable law / regulation and / or to manage the interface with a regulatory body. Partner with the risk owners, provide proactive assurance for the aligned business area that regulatory, business and customer requirements will be met through an assurance strategy targeted at risks and associated controls Drive change to the Operating System, Management System and/or Supplier Quality Management Systems Requirements (ie SABRe/GS3001 where appropriate) to mitigate risks, maximise effectiveness and eliminate cost / waste through insight obtained from proactive assurance and problem themes Protect the business and customer through coaching on how to manage high impacting and complex problems to reduce the impact and to ensure the necessary corrective and preventative actions are completed and verified in a timely manner. Where applicable, support and manage External Customer Interfaces to ensure World Class Customer satisfaction Enable the aligned business to achieve Right First Time through the coaching and application of defect prevention methodologies, reducing the risks from technical, human and organisational factors to our products Enable the aligned business to achieve Right First Time through the coaching and application of defect prevention methodologies, reducing the risks from technical, human and organisational factors to our products (Supplier/Partner Facing) Provide Quality leadership to drive supplier maturity and improvement to deliver performance that enables the business to achieve its goals and enhance its reputation. To also ensure Quality input to the assessment of prospective suppliers for suitability, fit and capability in respect to the commodity / sourcing strategy Discharge leadership accountabilities into the various business areas to ensure Quality is achieved within all engineered product, manufactured product and in-service supporting activities Key Experiences and Qualifications Professionally qualified with relevant experience in Quality and Aerospace/Defence/Nuclear/Power Systems/Other Advanced Manufacturing Industry Well-developed customer and relationship management skills to work as part of the Business and Quality Leadership team, and with other internal and external Stakeholders and Industry bodies Knowledge of problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies, eg; Six Sigma, Lean & 8D Ability to influence strategy and assess the related Quality implications in a challenging operational environment An understanding of Human factors and Human Performance Experience of leading teams, influencing and building relationships at different levels An understanding of a positive safety culture and of its promotion Ideally, have operational experience of activities within the relevant approved organisation scope Competent on all relevant International/Industry standards, such as Part 21/145/AS9100/ISO9001 Competent on all relevant International/Industry standards, such as Part 21/145/AS9100/ISO9001 Regional variations for Experience and Qualifications may apply. Regional Benefits Generous Annual Leave Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Reti